Early in the year, the Serbian player lost in the semi-finals of the Australian Open to the almost unstoppable Jannik Sinner. Just two months later, he played at Indian Wells and fell in the third round to 20-year-old Italian Luca Nardi, who was not in the top 100 at the
From then on, Djokovic’s poor form became clear.
Soon after, he announced he would not participate in the Miami Open, even though his participation had been confirmed and he parted ways with his coach of the past five years, Goran Ivanisevic.
Then on clay, he reached the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters but lost to Casper Ruud, and his final loss came on Sunday at the Rome Open to world number 32 Alejandro Tabilo, who won first against a player in the top 10. .
“If I play poorly, I’m far from reaching my desired form.
We’ll see how things go, however, the Grand Slams it’s a bit different, I love playing them, I’m very motivated. I hope everything goes well with my head,” Novak Djokovic said.
Djokovic is 12-5 on the season.
” This year, I have a different feeling, a general feeling associated with competition.
I’m trying to reach my full potential but so far I haven’t succeeded. Now comes the most important stage of the year, I am preparing for it”, he added.
The next challenge is Roland-Garros, starting on May 20, where Nole defends the title.
This will be a difficult challenge for the Serbian tennis player, who seems to be far from being at his best and must at least reach the final if he does not want to cede the world number 1 position to the Italian Jannik. Sinner.